Mağjan Jumabayev
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Mağjan Jumabayev was a prominent Qazaq
writer and pedagogue, one of the modern Qazaq literature's founders.
madrasah, learning there Arabic
, Persian
and Turkish
languages. 1910 and 1911 were the years when he was studying in Ufa
madrasah, where one of the teachers was Galimjan İbragimov, the Volga Tatar classical writer. In 1912 his Qazaq
poetry collected with the “Şolpan” name and written with Arabic alphabet
was published and right away became popular among the Qazaq intellectuals.
During the summer and winter of 1917 he has been taking part in the creation of Qazaq “Alaş” party and Alaş Orda Qazaq national government at both All-Qazaq congresses as delegate of Akmolinsk Oblast.
Living later in Moscow he translated the works of Lermontov, Koltsov, Balmont, Merezhkovsky, Ivanov
, Mamin-Sibiriak, Maksim Gorky, Alexander Blok
, Goethe, Heine
and other poets into Qazaq language. After the graduation in higher education there in 1927 he returned to Qazaqstan and had been working as teacher.
and convicted for the 10-year deprivation of liberty. Until the court he had been staying in Butyrka prison
, and later was sent to Karelia
and Arkhangelsk Oblast
. In 1934 Maksim Gorky and Peshkova received the letter from him and due to their intercession Mağjan Jumabayev was emancipated before the appointed time. However, just half a year later he was arrested in Almaty
again and executed by shooting of NKVD
on 19 March 1938.
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
writer and pedagogue, one of the modern Qazaq literature's founders.
Biography
From 1905 till 1910 Mağjan Jumabayev was studying in PetropavlPetropavl
Petropavl is a city on the Ishim River in North Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 261 km west of Omsk along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is capital of the North Kazakhstan Province...
madrasah, learning there Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
, Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
languages. 1910 and 1911 were the years when he was studying in Ufa
Ufa
-Demographics:Nationally, dominated by Russian , Bashkirs and Tatars . In addition, numerous are Ukrainians , Chuvash , Mari , Belarusians , Mordovians , Armenian , Germans , Jews , Azeris .-Government and administration:Local...
madrasah, where one of the teachers was Galimjan İbragimov, the Volga Tatar classical writer. In 1912 his Qazaq
Kazakh language
Kazakh is a Turkic language which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic languages, closely related to Nogai and Karakalpak....
poetry collected with the “Şolpan” name and written with Arabic alphabet
Arabic alphabet
The Arabic alphabet or Arabic abjad is the Arabic script as it is codified for writing the Arabic language. It is written from right to left, in a cursive style, and includes 28 letters. Because letters usually stand for consonants, it is classified as an abjad.-Consonants:The Arabic alphabet has...
was published and right away became popular among the Qazaq intellectuals.
During the summer and winter of 1917 he has been taking part in the creation of Qazaq “Alaş” party and Alaş Orda Qazaq national government at both All-Qazaq congresses as delegate of Akmolinsk Oblast.
Living later in Moscow he translated the works of Lermontov, Koltsov, Balmont, Merezhkovsky, Ivanov
Ivanov
Ivanov may refer to one of the following:*Ivanov , list of real people with this last nameFictional characters*D. D. Ivanov, a fictional character in the Macross universe...
, Mamin-Sibiriak, Maksim Gorky, Alexander Blok
Alexander Blok
Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet.-Life and career:Blok was born in Saint Petersburg, into a sophisticated and intellectual family. Some of his relatives were literary men, his father being a law professor in Warsaw, and his maternal grandfather the rector of Saint Petersburg...
, Goethe, Heine
Heine
Heine is a German family name. The name comes from "Heinrich" or the Hebrew "Chayyim" . When mentioned without a first name it usually refers ti the poet Heinrich Heine...
and other poets into Qazaq language. After the graduation in higher education there in 1927 he returned to Qazaqstan and had been working as teacher.
Arrest
Because of the unfair accusation of being Pan-Turkist member of Alaş Orda and Japanese spy, Jumabayev was arrested in PetropavlPetropavl
Petropavl is a city on the Ishim River in North Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 261 km west of Omsk along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is capital of the North Kazakhstan Province...
and convicted for the 10-year deprivation of liberty. Until the court he had been staying in Butyrka prison
Butyrka prison
Butyrka prison was the central transit prison in pre-Revolutionary Russia, located in Moscow.The first references to Butyrka prison may be traced back to the 17th century. The present prison building was erected in 1879 near the Butyrsk gate on the site of a prison-fortress which had been built...
, and later was sent to Karelia
Karelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
and Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, as well as the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea....
. In 1934 Maksim Gorky and Peshkova received the letter from him and due to their intercession Mağjan Jumabayev was emancipated before the appointed time. However, just half a year later he was arrested in Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
again and executed by shooting of NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
on 19 March 1938.